Newborn baby abandoned found by searchers

NORTH BAY VILLAGE, Fla. (AP) -- Authorities discovered an abandoned newborn baby hidden beneath a plant in Miami after a 19-year-old woman went to the hospital with heavy bleeding.

The woman allegedly denied giving birth or having sexual activity, but doctors notified police to look for an infant after examining her.

The child was found near a fence and placed underneath a plant, its umbilical cord and placenta still attached.

A fire-rescue crew took the baby girl to Jackson Memorial Hospital, where doctors removed part of the plant stuck in her throat. She was hospitalized in serious condition, and charges were pending against the mother.

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